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. >>> in the line of fire, our reporters caught in the center of a fire fight as the u.s. back afghan army fights off the taliban with our troops preparing to withdraw, how ready is this army to stand alone? >>> this is "nightline," july 5, 2012. >> good evening. i'm terry moran. it was the plain that simply vanished. air france flight 447 bound from brazil to paris crashed in the at lanic ocean killing the 228 people on board. today, after a three-year investigation t official reports frightening conclusion the pilots could have saved that plane but did not know how tow. the report reaches a conclusion very similar to our investigation that we aired last month thon broadcast. now and elizabeth vargas takes us back to that night in june, 2009. >> reporter: it is three and ap half hours into the flight, almost 11:00 p.m. and the airplane is still cruising at 37,000 feet when captain mark, a veteran pilot makes a fateful decision. >> it was air bus 8330 is heading into a thunderstorm off the coast of brazil, he gets up tow take a scheduled rest break. >> where on an a 330 does the captain go? >> on

on this friday. it's friday the 13th. hope you are not too superstition. good morning. >> thanks for joining us. lauren cook has a check on traffic and lynette with weather. it was so nice out yesterday. >> it was. it was amazing out there. did you enjoy? >> absolutely. >> it's my -- it's my convertible top down. >> that's the way to do it. she knows how to rock. let's show you what's going on. maryland's most powerful radar is dry across here but we can see back off towards the west around wind chest erin further into west virginia and virginia we are starting to deal with a few showers across this area. been here all morning and heaviest rain to the north of beckly right now and all this is sliding off toward the north and east. some of it could get in here going through the rest of the morning and afternoon. i will keep my eye on that. take the rain gear with you in case to be prepared but we have lots of clouds out there as well. with the clouds temperatures have been kept up this morning. bowie at 68. chestertown more of the same denton at 68 dedegrees. let's check of the abc2 timesaver tr

. the response they need from you. it's wednesday july 18th. thanks for joining us. a lot to talk about and one thing that's been consistent is the heat. and mike, i know a lot of people are saying it's just too hot to do anything right now. >> today is going to be a brutally hot day. heat and humidity and it's in the 100. i want to show you a shot that is a hot sun. the sun is who the but it's a hot looking shot at this hour. and we will be talking about our temperatures soaring into the 80s and 90s and hitting 100 later today. clicking my graphics and let's look -- clicking my graphics and let's show outtemperatures across the area and -- you the temperatures across the area. hot mornings starting out. 85 in the inner harbor and heat indexes ranges between 84 to 86 and again we will be talkingthis excessive heat advisory between 11 in the morning right up until 9 at night. in fact we will advance the graphics and show you everybody involved in the heat advisory. it's a heat warning as you head towards philadelphia. and we will move it along towards maryland's most powerful radar because take

's got more artistic talent than most of us, meet justin, the painting horse. >>> good morning. i'm sunny hostin in for paula faris. >> and good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. we begin with much of the country bracing for a new one-two punch of blistering heat followed by violent storms after more than two dozen temperature records were toppled yesterday. today the blast furnace will be back on across the east and cooling off will come at a big cost. all part of this summer of extremes. the signs are everywhere from rivers running low to city high-rises running out of water from the cornfields to the kitchen sink. this is taking a toll across america. 80% of the country is unusually dry. this year's drought already the largest natural disaster in u.s. history keeps spreading and heat records keep falling. in chicago, where it hit 101 on tuesday a transformer overheated leaving people in this 29-story building to struggle with no ac or water and only one running elevator. >> we're like 10% elderly. 45% people have little pets. getting like an oven. >> reporter: in burlington, vermont

encouraged to use mass transit and you are looking live at the scene. repairs are underway. you can take mlk or franklin street as an alternate. linda so will bring you a live report on when the repairs will be finished coming up in few minutes. more problems on 695 where there's crash blocking two lanes at the inner loop at peninsula expressway. and here's what the west side looks like at old court road. all is clear here traffic picking up in the outer loop but nothing of significance. that's a look at your abc timesaver traffic over to you. >>> back to the breaking news out of toronto canada we brought you on abc2news.com and this morning at 4:30. we are expecting to learn more about a shooting that left two dead and 19 others injured. about three hours ago. the press conference will be in three hours. that's when the police will address the media. now here's what we know so far this morning. two people killed were a teenage girl and a 20-year-old man. they were hit when gunfire erupted at crowded block party on the city's east side in toronto. >> it was an altercation that took place wit

of the higher the rain, a little cooler. most of us sweltering in to the evening, sweltering tomorrow. temperatures now, pushing 100. not quite getting there in baltimore. 99bwi. downtown hotter, we cooked our weather observation stage at the may recall science center can't get a new number out. 98 dc. humidity is high. it is a dangerous heat index value, especially now, western counties, carroll county, western howard county, frederick. columbia, you have higher humidity levels there. oppressive heat indices. do what you can to stay cool. 90s the rest of the evening. we will talk about how hot it gets and how cool we get next week, coming up. >>> day 7, still no power, for more than 19,000 people in our area arundel, more than 1000 people in the dark. no power. baltimore, 10,000. more than 6000 people out in the city, and just under 200 without power in harford county. that's where we find cheryl conner. it is day 7 without power for some people in the forest hill area. how are the people dealing in this extreme heat with no power? >> reporter: harford was not one of the hardest hit

. a resident in parts of arizona are dealing with a big mess. and do you use search engines? what you need to watch out for so you get the information best and most safely online. those stories at 5 on good morning america. top stories making headlines around worth. two massachusetts residents kidnapped in egypt arrived home sunday at logan international airport. the family of michael lieues and -- lewis and a celebration washeld later in the day wherealfonsi and the egyptian tour guide why abducted along sinai road when doing a christian monastary while traveling with a church group. >>> shark attacks are a cause for concern for many swimers in south africa especially in the cape area where most fatalities from the attacks occurred. however, in research scientists researchers have come together to tag the great whites to understand the behavior and movement patterns. more than 130 people have been attacked along the coastline and practically all of the 22 fatalities were in the same area. crews are findings from the expedition could be key to saving creatures from extinction. -- >>> 6 pol

's tahman bradley joins us from washington with the latest. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, sunny. good morning, rob. it looks like it will be one for the ages. we are four months from the election. and the new poll shows a dead heat. as the race ramps up in a couple races. the contest is dead-even. president obama and mitt romney are tied among registered voters nationally. but the poll shows troubling news for the president. 63% believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. after another slow month for job growth, president obama is renewing his look on taxes, vowing to extend tax cuts for the middle-class. and raising taxes for those that make more than $250,000 a year. >> folks like me, we don't need a tax cut. that will help pay down our deficit. >> reporter: the president is personally calling on his opponent to release his tax returns. saying it's important for him to be an open book. romney says he has nothing to hide. >> all the taxes are paid, as appropriate. all of them have been reported to the government. there's nothing hidden there. >> reporter: the

several hours use an alternative. harbor tunnel if you can this morning. look at 695 at bel air roads. smooth sailing and another gorgeous shot with the sunshine coming up. we will talk more about the traffic and weather together less than 10. megan. >> all right. thanks. >>> it's 5:30. governor o'malley says 800 more crews have arrived in our state. this happened overnight. bringing the total to the level after hurricane irene last year. so for a lot of people, though, they say that's not good enough. like angela who lost power on friday along with her neighborhood in randallstown and can't remember how many times she says she called bge and they have told her that her power might not be restored until the end of the week. >> basically the response is they must all have the same scripted spiel. we are going to get to you when we get to you. >> the governor says the unexpected nature of the storm and the power are to blame and will not be satisfied with bge's response until power in every single home is restored. >>> friday emassive storm brought down trees and power lines across the

time of year. the kid are spending. details on that but happy 4th of july and thanks for joining us. i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson mike masco is in for lynette charles. it could be wet later. >> it could be. we could see a few storms but i think as we head towards latterportion of the evening and tonight things will calm down. 78 in town. west northwest wind at 7 and that has been picking up due in part to storms to the north. a few of them are moving into tawnytown and it will cross into westminster. no lightning being detected on maryland's most powerful radar. swinging towards the north, there's a banned of be -- band of steady rains on the pennsylvania side of the boarding crossing into northern maryland northern baltimore county in the next 25 to 30 minutes. everything pushing from northwest to southeast motion and this is going to move through rapidly so this morning on the wet side. but we will dry out as we head into the afternoon hours. and we will get the sunshine to go to work. the breeze is out there 3 to 5 and the temperatures starting out very, very mild. 70

morning maryland." >> good tuesday morning thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. charley is out live. we have a lot going on. sherrie johnson is is going to tell butts heat -- is going to tell us about the heat wave and charley crowson with the story of how neighbors are helping with power outages. and we have your timesaver traffic if you are heading out of town. we will start things off with meteorologist mike masco and the story today the weather. >> yeah. the weather has been the big story for the last several days. we will look outside. beautiful shot looking downtown. we have the sun coming up towards the east. and usually it comes up from the east and will set from the south later tonight. 68 downtown. right now calm winds and look at the barometric pressure nice and steady. that will start to lower some as we head into tonight and that could trigger showers. storms 68 in town. 78 towards dc eastern shore numbers into the 60s a very beautiful morning. and look at humidity values or dew points what measures humidity on dryer side. 60 degree dew points is a bearable number. we w

start by choosing from over 30,000 used cars and trucks. carmax. start here. >>> tonight on "nightline," little girls lost. a mystery in a small iowa town. two young cousins vanish on a bike ride, sparking a massive search with hundreds combing the area. with the clock ticking, and a community desperate for answers, we have the very latest. >>> and, call it a facebook facelift. or, an instagram makeover. the hottest new trend in plastic surgery is getting that perfect profile. how more and more people are going under the knife to look better online. >>> plus, open mike. he's been a heavy weight champ, a disgraced convict. a reality star. and now, a broadway show? mike tyson answers some tough questions and tells us why we should believe he's a changed man. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," july 18th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, the frantic hunt for clues in the mysterious disappearance of two young girls in a tiny iowa town. six days ago, th

and one famous harley riding barbecue guru shoes us how it's really done. this is "nightline," july 13, 2012. >>> good evening. tonight it's one of the most wide-spread scams in the world of cyber crime. raking in millions of each year. you receive an e-mail that looks like a cry from help from a friend who has been rob rd on vacation overseas, but it's really a hacker looking to cash in. well, when one of these e-mails ended up inbox of a "nightline" producer, she and abc's consumer correspondent elizabeth decided to follow the money and "nightline" investigates. >> reporter: hi. just writing to let you know my trip to the philippines with my family has been a mess. >> the e-mail came from 10,000 mimes away, pleading for help and money. >> it has been an awful experience. i was hit at the back of any neck with a club. >> it landed in our producer's inbox a few weeks ago and she suspected it was one of the most popular online cons going these days. one the fbi says costs americans millions of dollars a year. it's called the stranded traveler scam. >> i need you to loan my some lun. i w

>>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great tuesday. >>> you're watching the station that works for you good morning maryland at 4 chn 30. >>> no one deserves this. a cockeysville woman attacked after walking her dog. the advice she is giving so itdoesn't happen to you. >>> thousands people could have been affected with hepatitis c. now we have details about the man at the center of the investigation. >> he we love ocean city for the beaches and entertainment but there's nothing fun about what has been happening to some women. we will tell you about that on this tuesday july 31st. i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. thanks for joining news welcome back. >> if you have flown with children oregon on vacation with them, your vacation is very different. >> let's go over to lynette charles in with a check of the forecast. >> good morning. so glad to have you back, megan. let's talk about the weather. as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, close to home, things look pretty good. we are nice and dry. as

makes of negative headlines in >>> and the prayers. what he told us about what he and his ann did at the western wall. >>> the women's gymnastics team moves on. why was this athlete sobbing. why are there so many empty seats? our team in london. >>> red cross sounding the alarm this evening. blood supply at its lowest point in 15 years. what's behind it and what it means for the rest of us. >>> the biggest fans, best seats in the house. why can't they bear to watch? the moms and dads at the olympic games. their agony and elation. >>> good evening tonight from jerusalem where republican presidential candidate mitt romney is auditioning for a position on the world stage. this evening we feet that election day is now just 100 days from today. this evening romney and his wife ann are having dinner with an old friend, benjamin netanyahu. they worked together years ago. earlier today romney visited the western wall where he placed a prayer he had written inside the wall. tonight he delivered a speech in israel saying "we have a moral imperative to deny iran's leaders the means to follow

phelps thinks, is there a new golden boy swimming. what did this u.s. soccer star pull out of her socks. the story behind that note. >>> second chance, mitt romney fresh off the embarrassing comments in london and hoping to avoid missteps in israel. david muir is with him. >>> missed opportunity? our reporter tracking down the psychiatrist who was see colorado shooter james holmes. the question, what did she know and what did she obligate to report. >>> and the newest bond girl -- the story behind that amazing cameo everyone is talking about. >>> good evening. david is on assignment tonight. the first full day of olympic competition is now in the recordbooks and there are some stunning results to report. this photo says it all. eight-time gold medal swimmer michael phelps in disbelief, almost failing to qualify for an event he won during the last two olympics. meanwhile, the u.s. women's soccer team advanced to the semifinals with a powerful show of skill and team spirit. for more on that and all of the other olympic highlights we turn to abc's jeffery kofman in london tonight. good eve

. this has been a very tryingfor our family, but we are time grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy. we want to thank everyone for their tremendous support, especially all of the law enforcement agencies that worked so hard and quickly. this is on ongoing investigation, so we hope everyone understands that we cannot comment further at this time. thank you. >> now the 911 that helped. it was at ebenezer and it was about a suspicious car. he called to say we know something down there. there is a dine are on the counter. both businesses said the fbi came calling look for surveillance video, hoping the cameras caught something on ebenezer road. it's uncolor whether that footage will be any help. >>> the former violet gross married cal ripken and gave us some of the greatest times of our lives from 33rd to camden yard. she has been involved with the boys and girls club of harford county since started a decade ago. >> not a day that she misses, whether to sign off on checks, overseeing any of our four location. she is definitely committed to the cause. >> the golf tourna

dementia and how it could affect your life. >> stay with us. as you know it can be heart breaking for families. but a new study may shed light on the new form of the disease. >> when you leave for your vacation, you are looking for someone to take care of your pet. the companies that are matching pet owners with loving families. as we go to break this morning, you are watching good morning maryland. we will have a live look downtown. we will continue to follow the breaking news and developing story of the water main breakdown town. we are back in a bit. >>> in health news this morning, a huge breakthrough we want to tell you about all involving a drug that could reduce the risk of becoming infected with hiv. researchers have been working for nearly 30 years on this drug. now the fda approved the drug called truvada which is taken as a pill intended for people at high risk for the, posure of hiv. >>> a new report says people diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or mci have a higher risk of dying. they might be wondering why and what it's about. mci is a stage between normal and

for joining us. it's july 18th and if you look at the bottom of the screen you might do a triple take in the 80s this morning. let's get started with weather and people are wondering what can i do with the kid it's so hot. >> air conditioner good idea. the pool and kiddy pool is going to be be a hot day. you know when it hits 80 at 6 in the morning it will be a hot day. and that's going to be the case. look at temperatures across the area. we are starting out into the 80s and city points right now downtown where charley is 85 right now. let's look at heat indexes and again we will be talking about them running between 100 to 105 and for that reason an excessive heat advisory has been posted. let's look at the planner. this is how the day is shaping up. by the way we have a cold front well towards the north. that bust the heat by tomorrow afternoon. we will chop temperatures down from 10 degrees than what we will go to today. gusty showers and storms in the mix. 83 around 8. lunchtime is up to 93 degrees. it's a pair of 9s to close to 100 and a lot of those bank thermometers that make

, the skies are clear, although storms could be with us this week and the good news, remember those triple digit temps, those could be behind us. let's get the forecast from wyatt everhart he's in the storm center with a look. >> it's so nice to feel this break from that intense heat that we were dealing with for weeks on end. now a break in the action, the heat has shifted south and so has the storm pattern, the only pattern is the extended scan toward the virginia and north carolina border. this is south of richmond but all clear back the baltimore way, and that cool air funneling in from the north and east, 84 at bwi after going to nearly 104 in spots in the state just two days ago. that is a huge improvement. 80s with partly cloudy on the mild side, we'll talk about the rest of the week coming up. >>> toadies the day that two -- today's the day that two city n% fire departments were disbanned, another truck scheduled to be disbanned in october, we'll tell you more about that but the city fire department says they have the city covered but the fire union doesn't think us sew. >> reporte

. thanks for joining us. we will start off with meteorologist mike masco. >> good morning. we are watching a couple pockets of downpours crossing 83 heading for jarrettsville 20 minutes or so falls road saw good downpour. this is pushing off towards the east. we will show you again, a pretty quick moving band of showers guster storms towards deep creek not impacting us. downpours the theme of the forecast and we turn our attention to the east. 76 in town right now. on the way for around 98 today. we have an excessive heat advisory in effect. 98 the two degree guarantee. going down to 97. no that would be a a problem. 75 for -- that would be a problem. 75 for tonight. we will talk about the seven- day forecast coming up. guys. >>> more than half a million people had no power restored butter that long way to go. in some areas, power lines are still on the ground and that's case in north baltimore where downed lines could be causing problems for people living in north baltimore off mcbeth street. >> we have a lot of kids and they are coming up and down the alley and it's hazardous. lines are

estimates that were given to us immediately following this hurricane-like hit by the utility company. >> officials are telling us to tell you if you still have not had power to restore, call the utilities and keep reminding them. >> all right. how he's alivion. 19-year-old dylan luiza survived a walk right into a set of downed power lines in edgewater. this is unbelievable. joce sterman today talked with hem. you've got to be amazed with this recovery. >> reporter: jamie, i can't get over it. dylan is at home. he spent two nights at bay view with third degree burns on his thigh and feet. besides that he's got no real damage. that in and of itself was a miracle. dylan was walking with friends. they were checking out storm damage, tired of being cooped out without air conditioning. while walking, help went toward the car and ran dead on into a set of downed wires that were strung across the field as a result of a power pole. his friends thought hi was dead and wondered what he who -- what they would say to his parents. when he came to he had severe burns. >> the fact them a' here, i kn

like that downward spiral that we will see going through the next several days. the weekend is upon us. lots to do. i think you might like that weather especially as we go into sunday. all right. let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco good morning. >> reporter: good morning. tgif here we go. we are talking about an issue at bwi. if you are catching a early flight, be prepared aviation boulevard is being affected. police activity is on the scene for a crash and you see that listed. a good alternative 195 the better bet approaching the airport this morning. we have an issue 95 at excuse me towards pikesville of downed wires and as we slide into baltimore city still talking about the issues due to the sink hole issue and again monument street affecting parts of north glover street. use route 40 as an alternative route. and the tunnels this morning, they are going to be jammed. 895 northbound between exit 7 and 8 we have roadwork as you head into harbor tunnel. and as you head towards fort mchenry tunnel, expect a slow go into the toll plaza due to long-term construction

. it's covered with solar devices that use the sunlight's power to run the building. some days they feed energy back to hong kong's grid. >>> protestors threw tomatoes and shoes at hilary clinton's motorcade. she was there to see the u.s. consulate. senior state department official said her car was not hit. this was clinton's last stop in egypt before heading to israel for meetings today. time to start the 5:00 news. >>> breaking news, north baltimore, i'm linda so, live at headquarters, a triple shooting kills one person, we will have details up next. >>> new information on a shooting at a nail salon in ellicott city what police found and the update on patients conditions. >>> hopefully you had a great weekend. loren lone cook has a look at traffic. >>> you felt the humidity. soupy out there. that's going to continue. temperatures will be in the mid- 90s today. we will get hotter in to tomorrow. we will feel it for the next several days. a heat advisory in effect. in effect at lunchtime today, until 8:00, you can see it here in this area here shaded in the orange color, south

. a family rushed to the hospital, as more states ban such use, recommending the big displays instead, on what could be for some the hottest independence day ever. >>> also breaking overnight, the reason for many of those bans. a new wildfire tearing through the dry brush in the suburbs of los angeles. >>> and a lesson for anyone barbecuing today. a woman ingesting one of those wire bristles. her advice for her. >>> and we're lighten up with some youngsters just playing around. >>> good morning. happy fourth of july. >> yes. we got our patriotic colors on today. we're good. >> i'm sunny hostin in for paula faris. >> i'm rob nelson. ho happy fourth. millions under record heat. many struggling without power, days after the deadly storms in the east. still, though, the celebrating and the fireworks are on today. but this morning, aggressive reminder about leaving all that fun to the pros. >>> fireworks danger on display even before the holiday. the quiet of this new hampshire neighborhood shattered by loud explosions last night when something went horribly wrong with a homeowners annual

will let us know if the power company has the lights back onto a townsend neighborhood. we are live where they have a staging area for the hundreds of crews from out of state and country. we want to start with wyatt who spent the night tracking the skies. >> we got lucky. a alarm cluster of storms push into frederick, a severe thunderstorm warning then they diminished into baltimore. however, there are more storms out there tonight and much more heat and humidity to fuel them. take a look at the radar right now and you can see that although things relatively clear around here and that initial storm cluster passing to the south, clearing the area, what we have is more storm development up in northwest everybody pennsylvania. a new line of storms that will dive south as we work through the rest of the evening. will they maintain their strength? where will they go? it's to early to say. the chance of storms early tonight and through the day on the 4th. heat index values still feeling like 90-ton. it's tough conditions for those without power. the humidity continues to increase. we will keep

morning and thank you for joining us. i'm megan pringle. >> and i'm charlie crowson, welcome back. >> thank you very much. >> where'd you go? >> poison, def leppard. >> we've got pictures on facebook if you want to check those out. time now for a check of the forecast. hello gun web to meteorologist -- once again to meteorologist lynette charles. >> we have a tranquil thursday on tap for us, get out there espn joy it because we are dry with some clouds right now. seasonal temperatures. and it will be less humid today. that's going to make everybody happy right? we look at maryland's most powerful radar and we are dry. all five sweeps are on and we should pretty much stay that way through the day. today will be a carbon copy of what we saw yesterday with less humidity in the picture. so waking up this morning stepping out the door in ohings mills, coming in at 63 degrees. good morning columbia at 64 degrees. feels pretty good out there right now. a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. how are the roads? >>> good morning lynette. fortunately everyt

of that. we will go toward the airports. a crash affecting aviation boulevard. use 195 as an alternative route heading towards the airport. and you will have problems this morning getting into both crossings. we have 895 northbound between exit 7 and 8. that's construction into harbor tunnel and we have a long-term construction project going into the fort mchenry tunnel from the 95 northbound approach. outside we go for a live shot. 695 at olds court road smooth sailing this far and 695 at liberty road is showing us a pretty good looking shot at this hour. now another check on traffic in less than ten now back to you. >> an update on breaking news. in you information coming into abc2 after the two-alarm morning fire gutting part of the baltimore county apartment complex. it raced through the apartments in randallstown. and that's where we find sherrie johnson with an update. what have you learned? >> reporter: well, we have new information. we have learned that the firefighter that was injured in this fire from debris falling and hitting him has been released from the hospital. he was ta

discovery, four delta flights headed for the u.s., turcy sandwiches with needles in them. the fbi is investigating this is a possible terrorist act. we're going to speak exsclusively to two passengers who found the needles. >>> first, abc's pierre thomas has more and joins us this morning from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. overnight, the sandwich scare left us with a critical question about airline security. how safe from stabotage on commercial planes? a half-dozen sewing needles on sandwiches on four separate delta flights this past sunday. at least one person injured after biting in. >> it was the second bite into the sandwich. it actually poked the top of my mouth. it was a one-inch-long straight needle. >> reporter: fbi is investigating who had access to the food. a father and son on two separate flights were also injured. authorities are trying to figure out if it was just a coincidence. delta airlines released a statement, saying has taken immediately action with our in-flight caterer. the sandwiches were prepared in the gate gourmet ca

the street and reports of flooding. something we are used to when there is a lot of rain but still unexpected. >> reporter: jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> the flooding did damage at the sheridan downtown. one guest went through three separate rooms with water damage. eddie thought the third room he was moved to a presidential suite would be damage suite. >> it had significant rain damage, flooding throughout the apartment after 15, 20 minutes in the apartment , the ceiling started to collapse in the second guest room falling onto the bed and water damage continued to accumulate. they moved news to north tow tore get -- moved us in to the north tower. >> walsh says after midnight by the time he was moved to a safe dry room. >> that's annoying. >> i hope they comped him that room. >>> scattered showers. most not detected on the radar. towards the north and west, notice the slow moving cluster of showers and thunderstorms showing up on our lightning tracker, it's about 4 hours away as it drifts towards the south and east. we could feature the idea of scattered shower, perhaps flash flooding. that th

look at what it's like to return after the wildfires. >> this is my house. >> this mother taking us back to see what's left, the stunning before and after. >>> under attack. tonight we learn what it was that triggered that chimp attack. the american grad student pulled under a fence and what it took to finally get the chimps off of him. >>> the magic number opening to umbrellas to a storm of women in theaters across the country. tonight the new box office numbers and this new formula leaving many women asking, why did it take so long? >> whoo! >>> good evening. great to have you with us. we do begin with breaking news from the midwest where fierce new storms have moved in across the region. chicago is reeling from thunderstorms that have turned day into night there. the darkened kye right there over the windy city. the ominous clouds then bringing this. this coming into our newsroom pounding hail being reported a short time ago. we're told the burst of hail lasting just a couple of minutes. this storm at the edge of a brutal heat wave, 20 states with heat warnings and advisories and

started to fear her grandson because she suspect heed was using synthetic marijuana, k 2 or spice. a relatively new drug, herbs, sprayed with chemicals. often marketed as incense. doctors say what makes it most dangerous is they don't know what kind of chemicals are used or what behavior it will provoke. >> i have seen children who are aggressive and violent. on another spectrum we have seen children with catatonic, slow movements not moving at all or no speech. tests show the drug was in lane's grandson's system at the time of the shooting. but the critical evidence may be this sound. another gunshot while he was on the phone with a 911 operator. >> i got shot again. help. >> reporter: a grandmother now on trial for murdering the very person she says she loved. and was trying to help. lindsay davis, abc news, new york. >> okay, the kid was using drugs. if she shot him while he has been shot on the phone to police and they're on their way what possible defense? >> i have no idea. i am just flabbergasted. when you listen to something like that. grandparents are just -- you know the

. and we have traffic. >> she is laughing at us. we discussed this, i didn't think you would do it. , i was told to wear red. >> i didn't get the member row. boy's club. >> and the man could. >> and the weather today. >> today will be a nice day today t feels good outside because we're not dealing with the humidity. i'm taking you outdoors it is gorgeous out there this morning. look at this sunrise and in laurel now. you can see the clouds, that will continue throughout the day t will be beautiful as high pressure builds in. and temperatures at 69 degrees. and denton 70. the winds will be out of the north at 5 to 10 miles an hour. the humidity levels will be low due to the frontal passage. we look at the radar as of now. we are nice and dry, we will city that way. ky hear mike talking about faux pas that's one of our terms though. we'll deal with that. the hour by hour forecast. and it will be a great day go to the cheese cake factory. looks good. eat outdoors and 4 p.m. that is coming in around 88 trees. >>> mike, you are talking about that, i heard you giggle. what? >> and faux pas is

right. thanks for joining us. i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's check the forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. let's check out what's going on, on maryland middle east powerful radar. we are dry around town. but, the further off we slide off towards the south and west, we have wet weather trying to push in from that area. your travels taking you back towards west virginia and virginia around harrisonburg we will see wet weather acrews the air -- -- across the area. some of this could die out before it reaches us. temperatures this morning, coming in at 69 in northville. 66 in west friendship. i will talk more about the warming trend coming up but right now let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. construction does continue on 895. just south of the harbor tunnel toll plaza. northbound lanes are clocking in at 54 miles per hour. checking in and looking at 95, up in white marsh, everything is nice and clear. not too many cars out there yet. there will be a nice easy ride headed into the

the remainder of today. the reason why, we have a stationary front to the south of us. that is why we will keep the chances in. we look at the temperatures, we are warm, also a little bit on the humid side. not as humid as we have been. humidity is humidity, right? 70 edgewood. 69 chestertown. northeast 69 degrees, sliding to goldsboro, 67, middletown 72 degrees. good morning to you. now a check of the time saver traffic. you've been talking about the house fire. >> firefighters remain on the scene, baltimore city, north of patterson park. between fayette and orleans, use lakewood instead. everything up to speed through the fort mc henry and the harbor tunnel. 95, white marsh, here is route 43, no problems what solve, it will be a nice ride from harford to here in white marsh in to the city. as we look at the 695, no problems here at bel air, traffic picking up a little bit in the area. you are looking at an 11 minute ride on the outer loop towards 83. >>> happening today, department of public works is checking a 54-inch water main, inspection shows the main could fail so crews could be out rep

. >> that intense heat led to the threat of some intense storms tonight, but they missed most of us this time. >> there's not a demographic for heroin. >> we are exposing the new face of heroin addiction. >> we begin tonight from a look from ken island. you can look at the bay bridge in the background. traffic was not moving there tonight because of the wind advise ray, but it looks like the storms gave off to a cooler evening. >> what's going on overnight. >> record breaking heat is fueling the storms. i think we're going to be hotter than average tomorrow, but no where near the heat we had to face today. what an intense line it was when you saw this come out of the areas, especially across the chesapeake. how would you like to land in this, two different lightning strikes right over the airport. what helped fuel the storms? right here, 107 downtown. you kidding me? we hit a new record at bwi. the good news is we look relatively storm free overnight over than a stray shower or two, and by the way, when storms come through like they did today, you can download our storm shield app and find ou

with us for "good morning america." have a gre during a block party of teens and young adults. police say they have the person of interest in custody. those stories and much more coming up today. >>> news time 4:30 and we have two big stories right here in our area. one is the heat and the water main break that happened in downtown baltimore. >> we will check in with lynette to see how things are going but first a time-lapse of the video from the inner harbor. you have to check this out. look closey as you see the time goes on -- closely, as you see the time going on that's the gunk filling the harbor. this is near light and lombard street. we will check with linda so late her on this morning. we will have live reports and what you need to know getting around there because track will be a big deal today. >> all right. let's check in with lauren to see how it's moving right now. >> well, the water main break is causing make probable -- mainly problems. and this is -- major problems. and this is the scene yesterday. water gushing over light and pratt streets and continues to shut down light

with us for "good >>> you're wchg the -- watching the station that works for yougood morning maryland. >> the city of baltimore continues to deal with water main break. i am hive with reports on what -- i am live with reports on what you need to know to get around the problem. >> a sailor sentenced. he learns his fate today. and on the run, a murder suspect reportedly tries to flee with a parked passenger jet and things go from bad to worst. first, staying cool. it's going to be the name of the game again. brace yourself for another scorcher for the 5th time this summer. we hit 100 degrees yesterday and we are expected to be well above the # 0s today. -- 90s today. good morning it's wednesday thanks for joining us i am megan prinko charley live but mike masco joins us. -- pringle, charlee live but mike masco joins us today. >> if we end and continue the stretch, we will be the hottest. let's talk weather and about yesterday. we hit 100. right now it's 81 degrees. not much of a drop in the temperatures to the overnight and we are continuing to see the temperatures that will soar this a

that's what's making news many america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great day. >>> you're watching the station that works for you, good morning maryland." at 4:30. >>> our hearts are broken, our community is not. we will take this experience and use it to strengthen our commitment to each other. >> they say they -- sang and prayed and the community took time remembering the victims of the deadly theater shooting. and there's hole outside penn state beaver stadium. joe paterno stad you has been taken down -- stadium has been taken out. they all note difficulties of caring for a special needs child and one family is taking their story to capitol hill. good morning i am charley crowson. megan is off. we begin with a check of the forecast for the workweek withmeteorologist mike masco. >> outside we go it's a pretty nice looking shot. 71 close to that dew point value. patchy fog on the roadways. we are watching the potential maybe a few drizzle pockets. 71 in town. 76 in d.c. eastern shore temperatures near 70 degrees. patches of drizzle this morn

of blue did you use. we're looking over chesapeake beach. let's find out about the lack of humidity. >> beautiful, beautiful shot. yes, a little warm. temperatures pushing 90 at the inner harbor. most spots in the 80s. there are reports of 70s along the chesapeake with humidity around 33%. this is comfortable. we like it this way. we'll keep it for another six, eight, 10 hours. then the steam will push back into maryland out of the south and west. we'll have much more coming up in a few minutes. >>> we want it take you live to baltimore tonight. take a look at what's happening right now. parts of monument street are shut down because of sinkhole on east monument. that tunnel carries water from storm drains into the inner harbor. no word on how long roads will be shut down. we'll be monitoring the situation and bring you updates as we get them. >>> well, a hiker make has discovery in a baltimore pancht the biker found a human skull in the 200 block of north hilton. the skull was taken over to the medical examiner's office. >>> there is grant money to baltimore and 23 counties. they c

. >>> and many say that it eased racial tensions. the passing of a comic legend. george jefferson has left us. >>> and megan is off today. and we have a check of the weather. mike, look at the traffic. things are getting different. >> now we have the accidents. if it is mostly in baltimore city. we'll get through it and each and every and show you the maps and coming up. >> i have the silver lining this morning. >> lots of sun shine. that's the key as you step out. we get a break from the humidity t is warm, dry and fair skies. we'll -- it is warm and dry and fair skies. let's check it out in terms of temperatures in the 60s this morning. 64 now in glen wood. and more of the same in columbia. and all this is courtesy of that front that moved through. look at what we have right now t is gorgeous. plenty of blue skies that will prevail. you don't have to worry about maryland's radar getting wet. no type of storms whatsoever but we will start to see a change in the forecast and look at that trend for you as tomorrow, that's the day. temperature 97 degrees but feeling like we're in the triple dig

picture from downtown baltimore from on top federal hill. it's friday, the 13th. thanks for joining us. >> all right. lauren cook is here with the weather or traffic you are doing the weather. >> we could switch. >> lc. >> do that. >> i would like to see that. >> do it one day. >> we will have to. >> we will see how that works out. today i will do the weather for you and that was a beautiful shot on federal hill. we are dealing with clouds, baltimore is so beautiful. take advantage of today but you might need the rain gear. i will tell you why because maryland's most powerful radar dry. we see showers off towards the south and west. and that's the scenario basically all morning. so, be prepared for some of the moto work its way in here. i am hoping that it will fizzle out once it hits the mountains but some of it could hold together. if your travels take you into the wet weather this morning just be prepared for that because we are seeing heavier rains just to the south of clarksburg and north of beckly. that's what we are contending with this morning. we are dealing with some milder t

the sun is -- the inner harbor. the sun is out already. a great day. thank you for joining us this morning. >> lauren cook is bus. lain et and megan -- with us. lynette and megan -- i didn't realize you guys the first time you've been back since tuesday. you came back and you were gone. >> we had a special handshake in the newsroom. hugged out and i heard about the fabulous vacation. >> with that one of the facebook viewers, mine, darrell robert jr. missed my singing. the reunited song? >> go for et. >> this is a special request for you darrell. ♪ reunited and it feels so good ♪ u like it? >> fearless. >> are you kidding me? a whole hour before "good morning america." >> making fun -- ♪ reunited and it feels so good ♪ >> you can sends the request in to facebook. >> let's talk about temperatures right now. because in darlington the temperature coming in right around 63-degrees, elkton at 65. starting out on the pleasant note because the humidity is on the low side this morning. so we look at maryland's most powerful radar and we are dry. we have all five sweeps on. we c

for joining us, i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. mike is in for lynette. last night pretty dangerous out there. that could be affecting traffic today. >>reporter: yes. a lot of flooding last night and still even this morning. i'll have more on that coming up in just a minute. >> let's talk about the flooding because already we have the flood watch in effect saying we have to watch today because any storm that does develop does have the potential of dumping copious amounts of rain. let's take a look outside, show you what's going on. it's a cloudy, gloomy, dark start in mount airy right now, temperatures that are into the 70s. so a flood watch for everybody, the entire state, get ready because more gusty storms will make their way across the area. and, again, these storms could drop a lot of rain. 73 in town right now, 76 degrees in d.c. we have 70s out over the eastern shoreline. the setup is going to be this stationary front right on top of us, and there's an area of low pressure that we're tracking at this hour that's going to run along it. again, that's going to be the focus of t

basket, is being hit hard, you're about to get hit hard in your wallet. the price of corn, used in everything from cereal to livestock feed, rose by 30% alone. here is why the extreme drought has left one-third of the corn crop in three states in poor or very poor condition. it hasn't been this bad in three decades. the first items you'll see more expensive are dairy products, beef and chicken, because, josh, they all rely on animals fed by corn. >> indeed. will there be relief? get that from sam in moments. >>> now, to developing news about gas prices. a strike by oil workers overseas was called off. and that could calm the markets. that's why prices rose for the first time since april. the national average this morning, $3.38 per gallon. >>> and the u.s. government is offering a $1 million reward this morning in the hopes of capturing the four men wanted for gunning down a border patrol agent. brian terry was killed in a shoot-out just north of the arizona/mexico border, by mexican border bandits who robbed gunrunners. two are linked to the u.s. sting operation that armed thos

carrying daughter. life is going on for the two of them, after the parents split. lara's going to bring us that. >> that's ahead. >>> we begin with record rainfall and flash flooding that has so much of the country drenched this morning. thousands left without power and triggering dozens of high-water rescues. sam, of course, has been tracking it all for us this morning. good morning, sam. >> good morning, robin. here we are, talking about our extreme summer again. we talked about all-time record high temperatures for weeks in a row. now, daily record-high rainfall. this has been a four-day event in the southeast. look at the last 48 hours. the heaviest rain has been in houston to corpus christi area. and in the 4 days, 14 inches of rain. it's unbelievable in that zone. but the worst pictures of the last 24 hours came out of san antonio, texas, where the roads look like muddy rivers. look at the story. the fourth day of record rains brought severe floods from the southeast into the deep south and all the way to central texas. in port lavaca, texas, 8 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. dr

. >>> and the secret of champions, olympians are just like us. are they? why they're faster, better, stronger than mere mortals and how you can be too. >>> good evening. as we come to air nearly 40 million americans are standing the skies, wondering what the night will bring. high winds, tornadoes and wicked weather across a massic swath of the country right now. a line of storms stretching more than 1,600 miles. just look at this map, outbreaks from tulsa to the tip of massachusetts. reports poring in, twisters touching down. tens of thousands of lightening strikes. the sky lit with destructive potential. abc's meteorologist ginger zee is tracking it all for. what are you seeing. >> reporter: tonight the biggest threat is what i have to take you to. i'll show you the map and all the watches that everyone is seeing. if you are in this area, you have a chance of seeing at least 60 to 8 o miles an hour winds, large hail h and gets reports in bottom line, we're in the thick of it, as this summer of extremes continues. >> reporter: severe storms almost ever where you look tonight. let's start in scranton,

melting into the arc fault. >>> baseball stars running for cover. and a dozen cheerleaders tell us how they survived this terrifying collapse. >>> forgotten flyers? a 19-hour nightmare. no air conditioning. no food. and a new video of passengers on the tarmac. >>> flame fighters. a fire breaks out. these people try to use the fire extinguisher and can't. could you? >>> and fear factor. what this man chased by a great white shark is saying tonight. >>> good evening. as we come on the air tonight, it is official. the government confirms this is the hottest six months in u.s. history. more than 24,000 heat records broken already this year. and as the heat takes a brief break in parts of the country tonight, storms are sweeping in, toppling buildings. our extreme weather team out in force. and abc's david kerley starts us off. david? >> reporter: in this texas baseball stadium and across the country, the historic heat wave went out with a boom! a boom of night lincoln. the twins and the rangers battling each other, and the weather here, sending players running not for the ball, but for cov

needles hidden in food. we hear from the passengers in an abc news exclusive. >>> lost in london. u.s. athletes on a bus that got lost for hours. security guards, asleep on the job. can olympic organizers get it together with one week to go? >>> also this morning, what a catch. the heart-stopping moment a 7-year-old little girl plunged from 30 feet up. and the hero who was in the right place at the exact right time. >>> and the presidential pda. pressure to pucker up on camera. >>> good morning. i'm sunny hostin, in for paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. good morning, everybody. the fbi has launched a criminal investigation after needles were found in six sandwiches on delta flights. >> two passengers who got the tainted sandwiches, were a father and son, flying on different flights to the u.s. with more, here's abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: it's not what you expect served in flight. a half-dozen sewing needles found in sandwiches on four, separate delta flights this sunday. a stunning discovery, raising questions about security aboard commercial planes. a doctor and a son, trav

girlfriend to marry him but she mess it up. why so many of us will not give up our time in front of the tv even after hours inside a car. time for a check of the forecast with lynette. >> all right. maryland's most powerful radar is dry. but we have a chance for some showers to move in here. i will tell you when that happens. that's coming so stay around. wççÑçÑ >>> there are multiple devies to keep your child from being locked -- devices to keep your child from being locked in a hot car but they are not very reliable when used on their own. experts suggest that you always check the front and back of the car before looking and walking away and teach your kids that the car is not a play area. >>> opening arguments again in the bid bitter ongoing batter between appel and sam sunning -- apple and samsung. in response samsung claims apple is trying to stifle competition and limit consumer choice. apple is seek 2.5 billion dollars in damage. >>> maryland may avoid a cleanup bill after the storms last month that knocked out power. >> good morning maryland at 5 starts right now. >>> now "goo

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